Forest Pub
Join us for a pint and learn all about our forests!
Step into the world of our forests at Forest Pub, a monthly program brought to you in partnership with McMenamins History at the Mission Theater in NW Portland. Every second Monday, we bring in dynamic guest speakers to explore how forests touch every part of our lives — from the natural wonders we depend on to the creativity, culture, and cutting-edge solutions they inspire. Whether it’s science, stories, or the latest breakthroughs in innovations, Forest Pub connects the dots between our forests and our world. 🌲🍻
- 🕕 Doors open at 6:00 pm
- 🎤 Program starts at 7:00 pm
- 🎟️ Tickets are on a sliding scale – $10-20
- 📍 Location: Mission Theater 1624 NW Glisan St, Portland, OR 97209
Upcoming Forest Pubs
February 23 at 7:00 pm: Elderflora: Lifecycle of a Tree
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Majel Connery performs Elderflora, a song cycle tracing the life and death of a tree. Told from the tree’s perspective, Elderflora melds old sounds with modern technology, weaving hymns and madrigals into rich electronic soundscapes. Structured as a series of 10 musical portraits, each movement of Elderflora represents a significant moment in the life of the tree from birth by fire to death by lightning.
- Purchase tickets here!
March 30 at 7:00 pm: Mass Timber, Made in Oregon
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Join our partners at the Port of Portland for a conversation about the Mass Timber and Housing Innovation Campus at Terminal 2. Alongside campus partners, they’ll explore how Oregon-grown materials, innovation, and collaboration are advancing next-generation construction, supporting local jobs, and helping address the region’s housing shortage—turning research and manufacturing into real-world solutions.
- Purchase tickets here!
Forest Pubs that are currently brewing:
- April 13, 2026
- May 11, 2026
2025 Forest Pubs
February 10, 2025
Indigenous Land Management in the Willamette Valley with speaker David Lewis
March 10, 2025
PDX Airport & Mass Timber with Port of Portland
April 14, 2025
Walking Trees with All Science No Fiction and the Oregon Field Guide by OPB
May 12, 2025
Stories of the PNW Told by Tree Rings with the OSU Tree Ring Lab
June 9, 2025
Stewarding Forest Park: How the Largest Urban Park Came to Be with Forest Park Conservancy
July 14, 2025
How Lumberjacks Shaped the Identity of Portland Soccerwith the Portland Timbers
August 11, 2025
Wildfire & Wine – From Vineyard to Palate with Oregon Wine Board and OSU’s Smoke, Wine, and Grapes Analytical Chemistry Lab (The SWAG Lab)
October 13, 2025
Spooky Forest Tree Lore with Local folklore educator and author Corinne Boyer
November 10, 2025
Sasquatch: Ancestral Guardians with OPB, “Guardian of the Land” producer LaRonn Katchia and advisor Phillip Cash Cash
December 10, 2025
The Oregon Christmas Tree Story with OSU Extension’s Christmas Tree Specialist and Trout Creek Farm
2026 Forest Pubs
January 12 at 7:00 pm: Bringing Fire Back to the Land
- We are partnering with The Columbia Land Trust to discuss the importance of bringing fire back to the land through controlled, prescribed, and cultural burning as a way to manage our forests.
- Learn more here.